Report: Indiana Democrat 'Sexted' with Porn Star from Weiner Scandal

An Indiana state lawmaker has been caught up in a lurid sex scandal with the same porn star at the center of former congressman Anthony Weiner's 2013 sexting misconduct.

Joining the Democrat lawmaker in the hall of shame is state Democrat Rep. Justin Moed, who responded to an ad Sydney Leathers posted seeking a submissive she could "financially dominate," the New York Post reports.

The Indianapolis Star reports the website TheDirty.com posted an alleged photo of Moed's naked backside provided by Leathers, and that Moed's name was accidentally included on a pink leash and collar he bought for Leathers on Amazon.

According to the Post, Moed had tweeted he wanted Leathers to buy a sex toy to use on him, to dress in a French maid's outfit and clean her house, and be tied up in a closet while Leathers was with her boyfriend.

"I'm a little speechless," Leathers told the Post last week, though the tabloid only identified Moed on Tuesday.

"I Googled him and found out he's a lawmaker. Apparently only politicians can pick up on my pheromones."

Weiner, married and now the father of a daughter, was among the front-runners for New York City mayor in 2013 before his sexting with Leathers was exposed – a kinky habit that forced him to resign his congressional seat two years prior.

Moed issued an apology to the Star, saying he was "truly sorry I have hurt the ones I love most with my poor judgment."

"I am committed to rebuilding trust with my family and my community," the engaged state lawmaker said in his apology, the Star reports. "This is a private matter and I ask for it to be treated as such. I apologize to my constituents and to everyone I have let down."

In a Star profile of Leathers last year, the porn actress, who lives in Evansville, Ind., noted she was "a couple of semesters away" from an associate degree in radio and TV – and trying to use her notoriety to keep her adult-film career alive after appearing in four X-rated videos.